And we do say good thursday morning. Well start with all those protests growing on two fronts against congressional lawmakers and decisions by the Trump Administration. Overnight people gathered at the white house after President Trump rescinded guidelines on transgender restroom use at schools. And americans across the country are storming republican town Hall Meetings demanding answers from their representatives and senators about the president , his policies including the future of health care. Furious, fraction and at times feisty. [ chanting ] angry constituents from california to new jersey showing up at congressional town halls. Overnight in santa ana cardboard cutouts placed on seats after these lawmakers were noshows. Near austin, texas, no representative, no problem. Were going to have a town hall as if he was rig reporter asking questions to an empty chair after congressman bill flores failed to show up. I would like to know if there is a going to be an independent investigation of the russian situation. Reporter Flores Office said he had a scheduling conflict and a rowdy group with tom cotton. Cotton seemingly dodged a question go whether he would preserve the Affordable Care act protections for people with preexisting conditions. My husband are alzheimers and dementia plus multiple other things and you are going to stand with him at home, expect us to be calm, cool and collected. Well, what kind of entrance do you have. Reporter republicans questioned the legitimacy of some of those attending. Some people are clearly upset but there is a bit of professional protester manufactured base in there. Reporter the president tweeting the socalled angry crowds in home districts of some numerous cases planned out by liberal activists. Sad. And there is new reaction after the white house returns the issue of transgender bathroom use to individual states. It cancels the federal guidelines put in place just last year. Abcs Kenneth Moton joins us live from washington, d. C. With more on this. Kenneth. Reporter good morning, diane and kendis. Remember during the campaign, President Trump said transgender celebrity Caitlyn Jenner could use whichever bathroom in trump tower she wanted but said it was a matter of states rights. Late night white house protests over a controversial reversal for a controversial federal directive. President trump rescinded president obamas guidance to schools and let them based on their identity. Certain issues are not best with at the federal level. Reporter during the bill debate in North Carolina, candidate trump said people should use the b the federal government was engaged in gross overreach when it issued this directive. Reporter the justice and Education Department claims the obama directive caused kwon fusion and nancy pelosi said civil rights are not confusing. O say can you see reporter Jackie Evancho asked for the president to meet with her and her sister. Education secretary betsy devos saying it was a moral obligation to protect all students. Attorney general Jeff Sessions wanted the obama civil rights expansion rolled back before pending court cases potentially upheld federal protections. One scheduled Supreme Court case involves transgender teen gavin grimm versus his Virginia School board. I hope that the nation as a whole moves towards laws and moves towards equality and acceptance. Reporter with the president s reversal the supreme now. The Trump Administration says antibullying safeguards for lgbtq students will remain in place. Kenneth moton, thanks. Vice president mike pence is the latest to denounce hate crimes after dozens of bomb threats were phoned in to Jewish Centers and a Jewish Cemetery in missouri was vandalized and made a surprise visit to help in the cleanup and send a message condemning antisemitism in this country. Theres no place in america for hatred or acts of prejudice or violence or antisemitism. Reporter pence raked up debris at the cemetery where dozens of headstones had been knocked over. A muslim group raised tens of thousands of dollars for the cleanup there. The secretary of state and Homeland Security chief are in mexico this morning hoping to ease tensions. Rex tillerson and john kelly will meet with mexican leaders later today, their smooth over relations made by President Trumps stand on trade and undocumented immigrants. The people inside the pipeline protest camp have until 9 00 a. M. To clear out without being arrested. Most of them vacated yesterday but set fire to their makeshift wooden housing as they left. Ten were arrested outside the camp for interfering with the evacuation. Government Officials Say they had to clear the grounds due to flooding and health risks. Quite a bit of unrest in Southern California as protesters gathered overnight over a Police Officer firing his gun during a confrontation with teenagers. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered where it took place between the offduty lapd officer and three boys in anaheim. The protesters blocked streets and surrounded vehicles. At least two dozen people were arrested. And that outrage was prompted by this incident. It was caught on camera. You see the offduty officer in the plaid shirt grabbing that boy and another boy becomes involved and then a third is at that point the officer appears to reach for his gun and the sound of gunfire is then heard. No one was injured during the incident and a criminal investigation is under way. During that confrontation a 13yearold male is alleged to have made a threat towards the offduty officer that he was going to shoot him. He said im going to sue you. You keep hitting me. Youre hurting me. Im going to sue you. Reporter it involved an ongoing dispute about the teens walking on the officers property. The officer has been placed on administrative leave. Two of the teens involved in the incident were arrested. We have breaking news from iraq and Officials Say federal Police Forces regained control of the runway at mosuls airport. That marks a significant step in restaying the city from isis. Here is a live look at the staging area for that brace just outside the airport. The airports runway has been destroyed by isis but regaining the site will help the army control important routes into and to the extreme weather impacting millions of people this morning. Some of us are experiencing some record warmth while others are preparing for strong snowstorms. Take a look at the current advisories. Blizzard, winter storm, red flag warnings and watches all over the map. Someone is presumably waking up very happy after hitting the huge Powerball Jackpot and we know where it was sold. Tell you that coming up. Assuming they went to bed at all last night. Plus, fight of his life. A man battling stage 4 cancer suddenly attacked outside a bank. How he fought off the robbers. And a close call for a motorcyclist when a bus changes lanes. See the lastsecond decision that may have saved the passengers life. A hearing is under way in florida over whether a retired Police Officer who shot and killed a fellow moviegoer can use the stand your ground defense. Curtis reeves is charged with killing chad le cl killing chad oulson after his use of a cell phone and that argument escalated. Reeses wife defended her husband telling the judge he was scared of oulson and fired in selfdefense. Youre looking at mr. Oulson at that point and you see him lunging forward. Is that correct. Yes, i saw that. When you say he was leaning forward, describe for the court what it is that you see at the time. It happened very quickly. And his whole upper body just came forward and i thought that he was well, today oulsons wife is set to testify about what she saw when her husband was shot. The judge is expected to rule sometime next week whether the case will go to trial. A florida Police Officer who shot and killed a woman during a Training Session has turned himself in on manslaughter charges. Lee cole could face 30 years in prison if convicted. Last summer officer cole shot 73yearold Mary Knowlton during a roleplaying exercise on the use of legal force free on 5,000 bond. The former team doctor from the game jazz ticks team is facing new charges. Lasry nasar is accused of molesting nine gymnasts while treating them at his home and the states attorney general calls him a monster. Dozens of former patients are suing nassar but denies the allegations. 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Flying, weatherrelated airport delays possible in minneapolis and chicago. Were going to keep our focus in the midwest and the Stunning Development in the Murder Investigation of two indiana girls. Police have released a short audio clip of the suspects voice. Now, that audio was apparent lid reported by one of the victims. 14yearold libby german before her death. Libby and abby will their bodies were discovered on valentines day and alex perez has more. Reporter the voice is chilling. Down the hill. Reporter indiana investigators believe it could help them track down whoever murdered 13yearold Abby Williams and 14yearold libby german. Down the hill. Down the hill. Reporter that distinctive voice police say is the killer ordering the girls to move down a hill. The girls bodies were discovered valentines day at the foot of a hill near the nature trail in delphi. Authorities have been hunting for this man, who they call the main suspect in the case. Investigators revealing the new audio and that image came from libbys phone. Its unclear if the voice belonged to that suspect or another man in her last moments libby managed to hit record. Investigators hoping libbys valiant effort to record her alleged killer will lead to a tip and an arrest. Alex perez, abc news, delphi, indiana. A man fighting cancer had a very different fight outside of a bank in that man battling stage 4 lung cancer fought off Armed Robbers here at a market near name. Police say one of the suspects armed with a knife demanded cash. The man, though, fought back. The suspects though did get away with his suv and police are still searching for them. Bangkok has a well deserved reputation for traffic problems and a couple on a motorbike barely escaped with their lives when a bus changed lanes without slowing down. Watch carefully here. Youll see it. That person on the back jumped out of the way. The woman was pushed by the bus along with two other motorbikes. 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If you have enjoyed the weather this week, then eileen has more good news coming up in a few moments. Here are some stories we have been following overnight. President Donald Trumps new order on immigration is delayed. The white house now says itll come next week. The original order banned entry from seven nations for 120 days. It was halted by an appeals court. Breaking overnight hazmat crews are on the scene of a serious accident this morning in maryland. It happened just after midnight on antelope lane and addison road. Its unclear what sparked the crash but officials it started a fuel leak. One truck lost between 200 to 300 gallons of low sulfur diesel fuel. Well bring you more details. As they come in. Good morning washington. Toss to eileen april maylike temperatures through saturday shower Thunderstorm Risk saturday afternoon noon to 5pm back to winter sunday 49, feels like 30s today partly sunny. Unseasonably warm. Isolated pm shower, mainly west of d. C. Highs 7176 winds s 510 mph tonight mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 4955 winds s 5 mph friday partly cloudy. Maylike temperatures. Highs 7277 winds sse 515 mph some civil Rights Groups are protesting last nights action by the justice departments, regarding transgender students. President trump rescinded an Obama Administration directive to allow students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity. The white house now says that decision about will be left to the states and to school districts. Last night hundreds of people upset about the move rallied outside the white house. In its decision the Trump Administration reaffirmed that, must ensure that all students, including lgbt students, are able to learn and thrive in a safe environment. Happening now lawmakers in north dakota are calling for the last few protesters to evacuate the Dakota Access pipeline camp. Most of the campers marched out of the area ahead of a wednesday deadline to get off the federal land. Nearly a dozen people were arrested when they refused. The governor says around 20 people remain. Those people will be arrested if they dont leave before cleanup at the camp resumes in a few hours. New this morning if you have any relatives in indiana, you may want to give them a call and casually ask if they won last nights Powerball Jackpot. One ticket worth about 435 Million Dollars was sold last night in the hoosier state. Here are those numbers again. There is no word yet on how many tickets won second tier cash prizes so double check before throwing them out. After last night the jackpot drops down again. So if you win the next Powerball Jackpot this weekend, you will million bucks. Its xx and were just getting started. A big decision about the nations schools sparks immediate backlash, right outside the white house. And the mayor of dc is now weighing in. How this is impacting schools coast to coast. Coming up. Good morning washington. April maylike temperatures through saturday shower Thunderstorm Risk saturday afternoon noon to 5pm back to winter sunday 49, feels like 30s today partly sunny. Unseasonably warm. Isolated pm shower, mainly west of d. C. Highs 7176 winds s 510 mph tonight mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 4955 friday partly cloudy. Maylike temperatures. Highs 7277 winds sse 515 mph